| 释义 | previousness
 pre·vi·ousP0550100 (prē′vē-əs)adj.1.  Existing or occurring before something else in time or order; prior: children by a previous marriage.2.  Informal Acting, occurring, or done too soon; premature or hasty: "I have been too previous, for which you must blame the natural impatience of a man in love" (Georgette Heyer).[From Latin praevius, going before : prae-, pre- + via, way; see wegh- in Indo-European roots.]
 pre′vi·ous·ly adv.pre′vi·ous·ness n.
 ThesaurusSeeprevious
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